You may think that pedal power is reserved for bicycles, but designers are proving us wrong with their innovative ideas that harness the movement of our feet to power up their inventions. From a <a href="http://inhabitat.com/google-invests-in-shweebs-peddle-powered-bike-monorail/">pedal-powered monorail</a> to a <a href="http://inhabitat.com/diy-genius-creates-shiny-gold-peddle-powered-porsche-roadster/">Porsche Boxster</a> that relies on some quad flexing to <a href="http://www.pedalpowernyc.org/2011/06/nyc-celebrates-water-festival-2011-main-stage/">a music festival</a> that prefers a crowd wearing good sneakers over a charged up grid, hit the jump for our 6 favorite pedal-powered designs!

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pedal powered designs

<h3><a href="http://inhabitat.com/google-invests-in-shweebs-peddle-powered-bike-monorail/">The Schweeb</a></h3>
The <a href="http://shweeb.com/">Schweeb</a> is a low-impact take on the monorail that places people in plastic tubes (guided by a rail) that they can cycle to their destination in. As ridiculous as it may look, this idea has caught the attention of <a href="http://www.project10tothe100.com/index.html">Google</a>, and the super search engine has invested over $1 million into the scheme.
<h3><a href="http://inhabitat.com/french-engineers-design-a-pedal-powered-submarine/">The Scubster</a></h3>
The mini-sub, <a href="http://www.scubster.org/">nicknamed the ‘Scubster’</a>, was designed by a team of French engineers and is entirely pedal-powered....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/top-6-sensational-pedal-powered-designs/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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pedal powered designs

<h3><a href="http://inhabitat.com/google-invests-in-shweebs-peddle-powered-bike-monorail/">The Schweeb</a></h3>
The <a href="http://shweeb.com/">Schweeb</a> is a low-impact take on the monorail that places people in plastic tubes (guided by a rail) that they can cycle to their destination in. As ridiculous as it may look, this idea has caught the attention of <a href="http://www.project10tothe100.com/index.html">Google</a>, and the super search engine has invested over $1 million into the scheme.
<h3><a href="http://inhabitat.com/french-engineers-design-a-pedal-powered-submarine/">The Scubster</a></h3>
The mini-sub, <a href="http://www.scubster.org/">nicknamed the ‘Scubster’</a>, was designed by a team of French engineers and is entirely pedal-powered....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/top-6-sensational-pedal-powered-designs/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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pedal powered designs

<h3><a href="http://inhabitat.com/google-invests-in-shweebs-peddle-powered-bike-monorail/">The Schweeb</a></h3>
The <a href="http://shweeb.com/">Schweeb</a> is a low-impact take on the monorail that places people in plastic tubes (guided by a rail) that they can cycle to their destination in. As ridiculous as it may look, this idea has caught the attention of <a href="http://www.project10tothe100.com/index.html">Google</a>, and the super search engine has invested over $1 million into the scheme.
<h3><a href="http://inhabitat.com/french-engineers-design-a-pedal-powered-submarine/">The Scubster</a></h3>
The mini-sub, <a href="http://www.scubster.org/">nicknamed the ‘Scubster’</a>, was designed by a team of French engineers and is entirely pedal-powered....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/top-6-sensational-pedal-powered-designs/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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pedal powered designs

<h3><a href="http://inhabitat.com/google-invests-in-shweebs-peddle-powered-bike-monorail/">The Schweeb</a></h3>
The <a href="http://shweeb.com/">Schweeb</a> is a low-impact take on the monorail that places people in plastic tubes (guided by a rail) that they can cycle to their destination in. As ridiculous as it may look, this idea has caught the attention of <a href="http://www.project10tothe100.com/index.html">Google</a>, and the super search engine has invested over $1 million into the scheme.
<h3><a href="http://inhabitat.com/french-engineers-design-a-pedal-powered-submarine/">The Scubster</a></h3>
The mini-sub, <a href="http://www.scubster.org/">nicknamed the ‘Scubster’</a>, was designed by a team of French engineers and is entirely pedal-powered....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/top-6-sensational-pedal-powered-designs/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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pedal powered designs

<h3><a href="http://inhabitat.com/google-invests-in-shweebs-peddle-powered-bike-monorail/">The Schweeb</a></h3>
The <a href="http://shweeb.com/">Schweeb</a> is a low-impact take on the monorail that places people in plastic tubes (guided by a rail) that they can cycle to their destination in. As ridiculous as it may look, this idea has caught the attention of <a href="http://www.project10tothe100.com/index.html">Google</a>, and the super search engine has invested over $1 million into the scheme.
<h3><a href="http://inhabitat.com/french-engineers-design-a-pedal-powered-submarine/">The Scubster</a></h3>
The mini-sub, <a href="http://www.scubster.org/">nicknamed the ‘Scubster’</a>, was designed by a team of French engineers and is entirely pedal-powered....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/top-6-sensational-pedal-powered-designs/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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pedal powered designs

<h3><a href="http://inhabitat.com/google-invests-in-shweebs-peddle-powered-bike-monorail/">The Schweeb</a></h3>
The <a href="http://shweeb.com/">Schweeb</a> is a low-impact take on the monorail that places people in plastic tubes (guided by a rail) that they can cycle to their destination in. As ridiculous as it may look, this idea has caught the attention of <a href="http://www.project10tothe100.com/index.html">Google</a>, and the super search engine has invested over $1 million into the scheme.
<h3><a href="http://inhabitat.com/french-engineers-design-a-pedal-powered-submarine/">The Scubster</a></h3>
The mini-sub, <a href="http://www.scubster.org/">nicknamed the ‘Scubster’</a>, was designed by a team of French engineers and is entirely pedal-powered....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/top-6-sensational-pedal-powered-designs/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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pedal powered designs

You may think that pedal power is reserved for bicycles, but designers are proving us wrong with their innovative ideas that harness the movement of our feet to power up their inventions. From a pedal-powered monorail to a Porsche Boxster that relies on some quad flexing to a music festival that prefers a crowd wearing good sneakers over a charged up grid, hit the jump for our 6 favorite pedal-powered designs!